The Best Things To Do – Regensburg, Ingolstadt in Germany 2023
The Best Things To Do-Ingolstadt,Regensburg in Germany 2024
We traveled to the lovely and hospitable city of Ingolstadt, Germany, toward the end of October on a sunny day. We had a great time there. We began with the historic center, but there are many more to visit.
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Table of Contents
Munich, Nurnberg, Lindau, Starnberg, Garmisch, Ingolstadt, Landshut, Ramsau, Regensburg, Bad Griesbach, Ammersee, Bodensee, Chiemsee, Eibsee, Konigsee, Starnbergersee, Sylvensteinsee, Wachelsee, Worthsee, and Tegernsee are the locations of our visits to Bavaria, which are detailed in other articles from this one. Germany’s cities are Dusseldorf, Heidelberg, Saarbrucken, Frankfurt, Cologne, Beilstein, Eltz, Cochem, and Cochem.
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Situated in the heart of Bavaria, on the banks of the Danube, is the German city of Ingolstadt. It is included in the Metropolitan Area of Munich. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the scientist Victor Frankenstein creates his monster in the town of Ingolstadt. Since May 2006, a high-speed train connection has connected Nuremberg to Ingolstadt Central Station.
Quick Tips
Temperature: Summer is the perfect time to visit the country in terms of the weather. The sky is clear and everybody heads outdoors to enjoy the sun.
Language: The official language is German.
Currency: Euro aprox. 1$=0,82 EUR
Food Prices: Meal in a cheap restaurant=10 EUR, Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant=50 EUR
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Things to do
After our visit here we want to share with you the attractions we visited, the best Ingolstadt hotels and everything you need to know about the tourism in this region.
If you’ve already explored our blog, you probably already know that we’ve been living in Munich for 11 years. We have always had a passion for travel, but we only started in 2021 to explore the areas of the Bavarian region. Ingolstadt was one of the first cities we visited and we liked the center very much. It is classic, with old but well-maintained buildings and interesting attractions to visit.
Altes Rathaus
The stunning structure in the center of the old town was originally made up of four different buildings until the Old Town Hall of Ingolstadt was constructed in the fourteenth century. Between 1882 and 1884, Gabriel Seidl rebuilt and integrated these in the neo-renaissance style. From the outside, this is barely perceptible, but anyone entering will soon discover that there are numerous routes leading to the final objective. Several stairwells have creaking staircases and winding hallways. In 1984, this historical treasure underwent major renovations. The Old Town Hall still houses the city of Ingolstadt’s mayor, many administrative offices, and the tourist information center, despite a new town hall being constructed in 1960.
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These are some more pictures we have taken on our walks along the streets:
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Moritzkirche
Following our trip, we would like to share with you the places we saw, the top hotels in Ingolstadt, and all the information you require for travel to this area. It’s likely that you already know that we’ve lived in Munich for 11 years if you’ve read through our blog. Although we have always loved to travel, we didn’t begin exploring the Bavarian region until 2021. One of the first cities we visited was Ingolstadt, and we were rather fond with the city center. It is a classic, with well-maintained old buildings and significant tourist attractions.
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Neues Schloss city center
The Neue Schloss in Ingolstadt is one of Bayern’s most notable Renaissance buildings. The oldest part of the complex dates back to the 1430s and was built by Herzog Ludwig VII of Bayern-Ingolstadt. Herzog Ludwig IX. von Bayern-Landshut and his son Herzog Georg den Reichen von Bayern-Landshut significantly expanded and constructed the new castle between approximately 1470 and 1490 to serve as a modern residence. Today, the Bayerische Armee Museum is housed in the Neue Schloss.The Dukes of Bavaria-Ingolstadt have lived at the Old Castle, currently called the Duke’s Box, since the 13th century. The French Queen Isabeau de Bavière’s brother, Duke Ludwig VII, lived in France for over a decade. Around 1430, he returned to his home in Ingolstadt and started construction on a new castle in the southeast of the city. At that time, the area that is now the Paradeplatz was already heavily populated. A 1429 record states that Duke Ludwig VII later had a number of town buildings razed to make way for his intended new structure.
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Liebfrauenmünster Church
LIEBFRAUENMÜNSTER CHURCH WAS OUR NEXT STOP. WAR INTERRUPTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS CHURCH REPEATEDLY IN THE Fifteenth Century. The interior’s high altar, which was created by woodcutter Hans Muelich in 1572 and is filled with counterreformation iconography, is quite amazing.
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Kreutztor
Erected in 1385, the Crosstor stands as the emblem of the city of Ingolstadt. The name of the shrine is derived from the once-existing, westward-located outpost of the city, the Heiligen Kreuz, which was destroyed in 1546 during the Schmalkaldischen War.Das siebentürmige Stadttor ist Teil einer zweiten Ingolstädter Stadtmauer, die im Jahr 1363 errichtet wurde. It is the only one remaining of the four original Haupttoren, Feldkirchnertor, Hardertor, Kreuztor, and Donautor. Additionally, the original Feldkirchner Tor still stands and is included in this second phase of infestation. It has been integrated during the expansion of the New Schloss into the Burgareal.
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We intended to leave the old town in order to view the Danube, but Kreutztor, a nearby landmark, was worth seeing. Of the four city gates of Ingolstadt that remain from the second medieval ring of walls, Kreuztor is one. This seven-turret brick and limestone structure, named for the nearby Kirche zum Heiligen Kreuz (Church of the Holy Cross), previously oversaw a leper colony located outside the city’s western walls, guarded the western approach to Ingolstadt.
After this last stop at Kreutztor, we went to see the Danube, which offers spectacular scenery to the viewer.
Danube River
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Klenzepark
The Klenzepark is a park in Ingolstadt covering around 20 hectares. It is located on the Danube opposite Ingolstadt’s old town. In summer, around 100,000 visitors a month use the Klenzepark, which was created in 1992 for the Bavarian State Garden Show. The park was named after Leo von Klenze. Klenze was involved in the construction of the Bavarian State Fortress of Ingolstadt. In particular, he helped design the facades of the buildings that can be found in the Klenzepark today. Nowadays, the Reduit Tilly and Turm Triva buildings can be found in the Klenzepark; they have been converted into museums. The large lawn invites you to linger or play with the children. There is also an adventure playground in the park, built using a special wooden construction. There are also many water points in the Klenzepark: a fountain (see picture above), a watercourse and a small lake. For nature lovers, the park contains a beautiful floral display.
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New Castle
We left Klenzepark, crossed the bridge, and arrived at the New Castle since we wanted to see it after seeing them. We enjoyed some stunning scenery and wanted to examine it more closely. One of the most significant secular constructions in Bavaria from the fifteenth century is the New Castle (Neue Schloss) in Ingolstadt. Today the Bavarian Army Museum is housed there:
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Regensburg
Regensburg (from the Latin Castra Regina; sometimes known as the Latin Ratisbona or Ratispona) is located in Ostbayern and serves as the capital of the Oberpfalz government, which has its seat there. The Landrats of the same-named Landkreises also have their seat in the kreisfreie city. As of December 31, 2023, the city had 159.465 residents and was one of the three regional centers in Germany. In this way, the city ranks fourth among the largest cities in Bayern, behind Munich, Nürnberg, and Augsburg. The city is the seat of the Diözese Regensburg, which was established in 739. The city of Regensburg has ancient roots. Around 175 it was established in the eastern part of the present-day city grounds as the Legionslager Castra Regina, which was guarded by a far-flung, three-torn, protective soldier with water supplied by Vitusbach. Regensburg became the Reichsstadt in the middle ages.
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Altes Rathaus
Since it could be demonstrated that Regensburg’s medieval structures and the related city architecture are still mostly intact, the Old Town Regensburg ensemble with Stadtamhof was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006. The ancient town of Regensburg has about 960 architectural monuments spread across 1.8 km². The buildings, squares, and alleyways of the old town still bear witness to its twin historical significance as a meeting site for European diplomats in the early modern era and a hub for medieval trade.
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Steinerne Brücke
The most significant structure in Regensburg is the Stone Bridge, followed in importance by the Regensburg Cathedral. The Stone Bridge gained notoriety early on thanks to the bridge man, and this recognition continues to this day. The Stone Bridge, the oldest bridge still standing in Germany, was constructed entirely of stone between 1135 and 1146 at the latest. It is regarded as a masterpiece of medieval architecture.
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St. Peter's Cathedral
The Regensburg Cathedral serves as both the diocese’s and the city’s most significant place of worship. The cathedral is one of the most significant Gothic structures in Germany, along with Cologne Cathedral. It was constructed to replace a Romanesque cathedral, the tower of which is still standing. In 1275, work on the Gothic cathedral’s building got underway. The structure was covered and functional starting in 1450, but the two cathedral towers were left unfinished and devoid of spires for a another 400 years. The spires and the two cathedral towers were only enlarged in the years 1859–1869.
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Walhalla
The Walhalla (pronounced [valˈhala] in German) is a monument that honors “politicians, sovereigns, scientists, and artists of the German tongue” . As a result, the celebrities honored are drawn from Greater Germany, which is a larger region than modern-day Germany, and in the case of several Anglo-Saxon figures, as far away as Britain. The hall is a neo-classical structure with an exterior modeled after the Parthenon in Athens, located in Donaustauf, Bavaria, above the Danube River, east of Regensburg.The Valhīll of Norse paganism is the inspiration behind the naming of the Walhalla memorial. Crown Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria came up with the idea in 1807 to help the growing movement to unite the numerous German nations into the German Empire. Under the direction of architect Leo von Klenze, building began between 1830 and 1842 after he ascended to the Bavarian throne. Around 65 plaques and 130 busts depicting 2,000 years of history are on display at the memorial, starting with Arminius, who won the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in the year 9 AD.
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St. Emmeram Castle
The Thurn and Taxis Castle, also known as the St. Emmeram Castle, is a castle belonging to the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis in Regensburg. It was constructed at the end of the 1800s using the structures of the St. Emmeram Monastery, following renovations and the transfer of new buildings to the Princely House in 1810. File D-3-62-000-351 has it listed as an architectural monument. The file D-3-6938-0820 lists as another archaeological monument “Archaeological findings and finds in the area of the former Benedictine Abbey of St. Emmeram, today Thurn and Taxis Castle, from the early Middle Ages to modern times.”
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Haidplatz
The historic town of Regensburg has numerous squares, including Haidplatz. Located in the heart of the ancient town, this exceptionally large square gained significance throughout the early Middle Ages as more people began to reside there, shortly after the Romans abandoned the adjacent Roman camp to the east. Due to the enormous medieval buildings that encircled the area in the late Middle Ages, it became especially important for public events.
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Neupfarrplatz
Situated south of Regensburg Cathedral, in the heart of Regensburg’s old town, are Neupfarrplatz and the Neupfarrkirche. The huge plaza that exists today, together with the distinctive Neupfarrkirche, were created when the Jewish population—who had resided there almost a millennium ago—was driven out in 1519. The city’s residents demolished every Jewish home in the Jewish quarter, including the synagogue, and took the stones to build new structures.
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Bismarckplatz
The city theater borders Bismarckplatz on the south, which is situated in the westernmost point of Regensburg’s inner old town and has been called in honor of Reich Chancellor Otto von Bismarck since 1885. Together with Arnulfsplatz, which is currently situated north of the theater, the square was established in 1803. After the builder Emanuel Herigoyen finished constructing a new theater and social center on behalf of Prince Primate Dalberg, both squares grew out of a sizable predecessor square. The spacious old plaza was split into the two squares that exist today by the new theater structure, known as the “New House” at the time.
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Where to stay
Hotels, bed & breakfasts, and guesthouses, regardless of location—in the center of town, close to a lake, or amid natural surroundings. We were able to identify the top companies providing the best hotels: Booking.com, Trip.com, TravelUp, esky, Hoteltopia, Millennium Hotels and Explorer Fernreisen.
Where to eat
Traditional Food and
Desserts to try in Germany
Wurst: Around 1,500 different types of sausage are thought to exist in Germany. These are made using various techniques, a variety of ingredients, and special spice combinations. Rouladen: Beef or veal slices are thinly sliced, and the mixture is wrapped and cooked with pickles, onions, mustard, and bacon. The south of the nation is a particularly big Spätzle fan. These soft egg noodles, known as Käsespätzle, are created with egg and wheat flour and frequently served with roasted onions and cheese on top.
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The term “one pot,” or “eintopf,” describes the method of cooking rather than the ingredients. Nevertheless, the majority of dishes call for the same fundamental components, which include fish, poultry, cattle, or pig together with vegetables, potatoes, or legumes. Known as “sour” or “pickled” roast, sauerbraten is a national dish of the nation. A variety of meats can be used to prepare a pot roast. The meat is marinated for up to ten days in a mixture of wine, vinegar, spices, and herbs. Kartoffelpuffer are thin, pan-fried pancakes made with flour, egg, onion, and spice combined with shredded or ground potatoes.
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Potato dumplings are known in German as “kartofflelknödel.” The dumplings’ foundation is made of potatoes, but you can customize it with any spices and croutons you desire. Maultaschen are little dough sheets stuffed with different fillings. While some individuals enjoy adding smoked meats, such as sausages, others prefer ground beef. Herbs and onions can also be added to your dumplings. Naturally, all foodies and travelers have heard of these delicacies, but these are unique to Germany and must be sampled while visiting: pretzels, pork schnitzel, potato salad, fried potatoes, and currywurst.
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Black Forest cherry torte: For an opulent finish, layers of rich chocolate cake, maraschino cherries, and whipped cream alternate, and are topped with additional cream. One of Austria’s national desserts is apple strudel, which has also been included into German regional cuisine. This well-known delicacy is made of buttery pastry stuffed with raisins, sugar, and cinnamon-flavored apples. A traditional Christmas dish in Germany is stollen. It is especially popular in Dresden and dates back to the 16th century. A flatbread topped with candied and dried fruits. You can also sprinkle powdered sugar on top of the bread after adding chopped or whole nuts.
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Restaurants
German eateries in Ingolstadt include Neue Galerie, Hotel Gasthof zum Anker, and Gasthaus Daniel. Das Mo, Weissbrauhaus zur Herrnbrau, Mensa Canisiuskonvikt .
La Nuova Stella d’Oro, Castello Ristaurante Pizzeria, La Pizzeria, Da Gino e Patrizia, and Riva del Fiume are some of the Italian restaurants located in Ingolstadt.
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Ingolstadt’s Greek-German restaurants include Poseidon, Aphrodite, Hermes, and Lamm.
Ingolstadt’s cafés include Baby & Bombe, Cafe am Schloss, Anna, District Five Coffee Roasters, and Cafebar Segafredo.
Saving Tips
SELECT YOUR AIRPORT SMARTLY: If you’re traveling from North America, you probably have access to the finest airline offers into Frankfurt, which is home to the biggest international airport in Germany. Frankfurt, however, is over four hours distant from Munich and five hours away from Berlin.Given the high cost of gas and rail tickets, it can be worthwhile to spend a little bit more to fly closer to your destination.CHECK OUT A CHEAP AIRLINE: Think about low-cost carriers like Norwegian Airlines that provide flights from the US to Germany.
SEASON” SAVINGS: Try to travel to Germany in June or September if at all possible. These are the best months to locate deals because the weather is still often extremely pleasant. Plan ahead: Although German trains are pricey, if you purchase your tickets at least a week in advance, you can obtain a saver ticket that will save you between 40 and 50 percent of the regular fee.
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You can use the free Wi-fi and get online for free. In Germany, there’s free Wi-Fi in a lot of cafés, famous brands like McDonald’s and Starbucks, as well as in a lot of municipal buildings, libraries, parks, and museums.Keep an eye out for free museum days. In Germany, most museums have free admission on specific days or evenings. REMEMBER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: There are five important school vacations in Germany for public schools: winter, spring break, summer, autumn, and Christmas.Embrace Big Bus or Hop-Off bus trips
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Getting Around
German public transportation options include: As its name implies, the fastest public transit is the S-bahn (city rapid train). The metro’s German equivalent is called U-Bahn. Tram: These vehicles make several stops in city centers while operating on rails alongside conventional roadways. In many German towns and cities, buses constitute the lifeblood, connecting outlying locations and continuing long into the night when other modes of transportation cease to operate (though in larger cities, S-Bahn and U-bahn trains usually run continuously throughout the weekend). Regional trains come in two varieties: the slower, more stop-intensive RB (Regionalbahn) and the faster, less stop-intensive RE (Regionalexpress).
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kinds of tickets Kurzreisen (Kurzstrecke) Short trip tickets are only good for two or three transfers on a single carrier; changing trains is not allowed. The typical validity duration for a single ticket (Einzelfahrt) is 90 minutes. You are allowed to switch between modes of transportation as many as needed to finish your trip, but round trips or returns are not allowed, and you have to stay in the designated zone(s). A day ticket (Tageskarte) gives you 24-hour or full-day unlimited travel within designated zones (the exact expiration date will be printed on your ticket).
Week tickets, or Wegenkarte, are good for one week inside the designated zones.Longer-validity tickets (such as a month pass) are also available, however they often need to be bought from a ticket office official. Tickets for group days (Gruppentageskarte) Although tickets in Germany are normally expensive, if you are traveling in a party of three or more, the group day ticket actually provides excellent value for your money.They typically allow for unlimited travel within designated zones for a day or 24 hours, and are good for parties of up to five persons. Your ticket will be printed with the phrase “Bitte entwerten” (please validate) if you are asked to do so. Place your ticket in the designated slot of one of the,Validator machines (Entwerter) are typically located on the station platform or next to the ticket machines.
Book your transport!
- when it comes to buses, Busbud is the best choice.
- when I want to travel by train, I choose Omio.
Rent a car!
Here you can find the best offers to rent the right car for you, as well as parking right in the airport: esky, Explorer, Centauro and intui.travel.
Getting Here
Germany has 36 international airports in total, ranging in size from tiny airfields with a few routes and airlines to massive hubs like Frankfurt and Munich that handle tens of millions of people annually. There are sixteen international airports in all, twelve of which are regarded as major airports, handling more than fifty thousand travelers each. Frankfurt Airport, which handles over 500,000 aircraft operations and 70 million passengers annually, is the biggest in the nation. The primary segments of the airline industry are passenger, freight, charter, and ambulance services. Since its complete privatization in 1997, the formerly state-owned Lufthansa is by far the biggest airline in Germany.
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Germany’s busiest airport is located in Frankfurt. Düsseldorf Airport is in third place with 24,28 million passengers, while Munich Airport is the second busiest with 46,3 million passengers in 2018. The majority of the major airlines in your nation can transport you to Germany, as can Lufthansa, which has flights from/to 224 locations. Flights from Latin America, Central and North America, Africa, and Asia are available on Lufthansa.
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I hope this essay on Ingolstadt was interesting to you and that it will help you organize your future visit. We suggest reading our posts about Rosenheim and Bad Tölz if you’d want to explore more Bavarian cities.
Nice one there. Living here since 2013 and it’s close to a flawless city 😊
We are happy that you appreciated our blog post!Thank you very much!Alex and Christian
As a Newbie, I am always searching online for articles that can benefit me. Thank you
You’re welcomme,thanks for your appreciation.whit love,alex and cristian
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